Sentences with phrase «tank cars for»

Schumer is calling on the Federal Railway Administration and Department of Transportation to require railroads to stop using or retrofit the standard DOT 111 tank car for moving petroleum products - he says those cars account for 69 percent of all tank cars.

Not exact matches

As electric cars become more and more common, and as their batteries can hold more and more energy to allow for a range comparable to that of a gasoline car, the main obstacle remains: how to charge the batteries as fast as you can fill in your gas tank.

Concerns about the safety of DOT - 111 tank cars date back to the mid-1990s, when the Transportation Safety Board recommended Transport Canada «take immediate action to further reduce the potential for the accidental release of the most toxic and volatile dangerous goods transported in Class 111A tank cars.»

Since 2011, the rail industry has voluntarily adopted tougher safety standards for all new cars, but with literally only a handful of tank car - makers in North America and a huge boom in oil - by - rail shipments, demand far outstrips supply.

The Railway Association of Canada did not agree to an interview Wednesday but responded with a cautiously worded statement saying «a three - year phase - out for legacy tank cars marks an important step toward a fleet of cars that will enhance safety.»

Nothing I did for the rest of the trip was nearly as difficult — not hooking up or draining the waste tanks, not fixing a bad connection on the water hose, not even pulling into a crowded gas station (the thing about having a really big car towing a really big, shiny trailer is that people tend to see you, and maybe take pity, and certainly get out of your way)-- and nothing left me with such a giddy glow in the aftermath, even after I learned I'd pulled in a little bit catawampus, and our trailer listed slightly to the left.

Moving viscous Canadian oil in tank cars used to be «more of a temporary fix» to transportation bottlenecks that earlier this year pushed prices for Western Canada Select to US$ 40 below the West Texas intermediate benchmark, he said.

This order, as amended, designated the number, dimensions, location, and manner of application for safety appliances on box cars, hopper cars, gondola cars, tank cars, flat cars, cabooses, and locomotives.

New cars and trucks will be more efficient and there will be more fuel choices — electricity, biofuels and gasoline will compete for your dollar when you need to fill your tank (or charge your batteries).

Keith Stewart, a climate and energy campaigner with Greenpeace Canada who has examined the increased use of oil trains, criticized railways in Canada and the United States for continuing to use older oil tank cars that he said were found to be unsafe more than 20 years ago.

While these loans aren't going to tank the world financial system, lack of access to credit could hurt automobile manufacturers as their consumer base runs out of money to pay for new cars.

I got in my car, which had a full tank of gas, and having filled my tires earlier in the week at a gas station (where I bought some gum), I drove to the mall, bought some toys, clothes, music, and other gifts, had a cup of coffee, stopped at the food court for a bite to eat, then drove home, checked my answering machine, which had a message from the dentist about a checkup, which reminded me I should probably schedule a haircut in a week or two.

True, it was inedible; however, I was able to run my car for almost a year on one tank of the result.

Never hose, unless from the rainwater tank, and that's for doggy - washes, and occasional car - wash when the tank is full.

It opened their eyes when I explained how much it cost to buy four round - trip plane tickets, and rent a car for a week, vs. buying a few tanks of gas to drive the car we already had.

(I have seen more infants in my extended family and friends» network spend more time in a carry car seat than in their mothers» arms), and I have been saving and buying some nice nursing tanks and shirts for the long haul.

Artificial antibodies, 3 - D genome imaging, inexpensive prosthetics, a liner for hydrogen - car fuel tanks — winning ideas from the Lemelson - M.I.T. awards for students

Sales frozen by protectionism «Chinese cities show a strong protectionism when it comes to buying clean cars,» said An Feng, executive director at the Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation, a China - focused think tank based in Los Angeles.

An oil train that derailed and erupted in flames in West Virginia on Monday was hauling newer model tank cars, not older versions widely criticized for being prone to puncture, the maker said

The researchers estimate that a gas - tank - size block of carbon tubes filled with hydrogen could power a typical car for 200 miles.

All the tank cars on the 109 - car train were newer models built after 2011 know as CPC 1232, the railroad said, and not the older DOT - 111 cars that have been criticized for being prone to puncture in accidents.

One hundred times as strong as steel and able to conduct like either metals or semiconductors, carbon nanotubes have long been touted for uses as down to earth as lightweight fuel tanks and car bumpers and as fanciful as cables for elevators into space.

The promise of such cars, says CCI on its website, is that drivers will have a «cleaner, cheaper, quieter car for local travel, and the gas tank is always there should you need to drive longer distances.»

In only two weeks of driving, the district coordinator of science for the Port Chester, N.Y., public school system has driven at least 600 miles (965 kilometers) on the car and her fuel cell Equinox has gotten as much as 191 miles (307 kilometers) on its three full tanks (each holding slightly more than four kilograms, or 8.8 pounds, of compressed hydrogen gas).

For example, they compared the cost of driving one mile using electric car batteries plus electricity, with the cost using fuel tanks plus petrol.

Meanwhile trespass growers also divert billions of gallons of freshwater and leave behind mountains of garbage, ranging from propane tanks and fertilizer to candy wrappers and car batteries, on land where no mechanism for cleanup exists.

As we prepared our family for the storm, stood in line to purchase two rationed cases of bottled water, and waited in a 12 - car - deep line to fill up the gas tank, I found myself comparing.

Have a bag that lives in your car with the essentials: shorts, tank top, sports bra, shoes, socks, a towel, and some toiletries like dry shampoo, deodorant and quick - wipes for the workouts that you sneak in between meetings and school pickup.

Even if you are giving birth at home it is a good idea to have a full tank of gas, car seat and a bag for a hospital.

This faux fur coat from For Love & Lemons has consistently tagged along in my car, serving as the perfect cover up despite being pink in color... more of a «hush pink» in person actually, which is seemingly the color of the season (see this photo of an all - pink outfit on my Pinterest and this gorgeous tank from Sonia Rykiel).

But we still have to endure many scenes which are overplayed just that little too much, like Herbie «coughing» after Thorndyke puts Irish coffee in the petrol tank, or the scene where he tries to throw himself off the bridge, which slowly goes from being sad to making us feel silly for crying at a car being drowned.

A playground for the imagination flinging people into crowds, barreling through penthouses sending the top floor partygoers plummeting into traffic and getting the gas tank launch just right with a car in tow for an exquisite display of «what the f ***» sailing through the air across the map through a roller coaster and into the sea.

Captain Tankboy assembles his motley crew for their first mission: to go to a stunt show and determine supremacy in a battle between car and tank.

Using the DeLorean that Doc had secretly hidden for decades, Marty is able to return to the Old West, but due to damage to the car's fuel tank that leaves it empty, there is no way to get the time machine to accelerate to the needed 88 mph for a time jump.

Mike wants to chase after her to get her back, but his car is stolen from the gas station he is filling his tank at, and he has only six hours to figure out a way to get to the airport before she leaves him for good.

The coolant level sensor, for most cars, is usually in the coolant tank - sometimes as part of the cap sometimes as a separate unit.

With a combined economy rating of 28 mpg for the manual and 30 mpg for the automatic, Subaru says the automatic Impreza is the most fuel - efficient all - wheel - drive car you can buy in the U.S. And that newfound thrift carries benefits into other areas, too — for instance, a smaller gas tank allows a flat load floor in the five - door, which is one of the ways that Subaru increased interior volume while maintaining the same footprint as the 2011 model.

You could also look into fuel tanks for race cars.

He then sent for my car to have gas put in it (not to replace the HALF tank a gas that their employee drove out), then I get my car back and it has another quarter tank of gas (so now there's 3/4 of a tank of gas in my tank.

Car hire for a 24 - hour period, subject to your provision of a credit card guarantee and limited to rental charges, delivery and collection of the hire vehicle, the first tank of fuel and surrender of the vehicle on arrival at your destination

Both wider and longer than the standard car, Caterham diplomatically describes it as better for the «more generously - proportioned» customer, though it's also the one to go for if you want a little extra luggage space and greater fuel range, thanks to a bigger tank.

Weber Faster One Top speed: 248 mph The Faster One has four fuel tanks, spread throughout the car for a lower center of gravity and better weight distribution.

His history includes building hot rods for rock stars (with multiple vehicles for ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons), restorations of iconic hot rods (including the Doane Spencer roadster), and vintage race cars, such as Alex Xydias» So - Cal Speed Shop belly - tank racer from the January 1949 cover of HOT ROD.

, if your able to drain the tank and use it for your car or truck.

For those that do nt know, the Mk1 has 2 fuel pumps - the main one underneath the car (or, on some variations, in the engine bay) and a 2nd «lifter» or «transfer» pump that sits inside the fuel tank and can be accessed by removing the rear seat.

I am in the porcess of building an application which reads live telemetry data from the inbuilt car computer and sends it to Google Firebase for analysis and informational lookup on your phone and through Google Home - eg you get reminders to get you to fill up soon when your fuel tank goes below a certain level.

The Z06 came with a 327 - cubic - inch fuelie V - 8, four - speed manual transmission, Positraction rear axle, upgraded drum brakes, stiff er front anti-roll bar, stiff er springs and dampers, and a 36.5 - gallon fiberglass fuel tank that made the car perfect for the big SCCA three - hour enduro at Riverside International Raceway in Southern California, where Duntov planned to unveil the new racing - spec Corvette.

Drive the car normally for at least 1/2 tank for a few days.

Fuel system covers the components of a car responsible for fuel delivery; tanks, pumps, filters, pipes.

I'd also run some fuel system cleaner through the tank (or use a tank or two of something like Shell V - Power that has additional cleaning ingredients) and take the car out for a good run outside of town.